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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

case study

This man Gucci Wawa is what we believe to be an index case to a new disease called avian influenza. Gucci W. is an Asian man that lives in Hong Kong and works in a Kentucky fried chicken factory.  He is 35 years old and has triplets with Asian wife Woo Tang. Gucci Wawa likes his meat raw and un-cooked which is not healthy, but he thinks it adds more flavor. Every day after work he would go to Chow-wow a sushi place a block away and sometimes brings some home unless his wife is making something to eat. On the weekends he usually goes to a bar named Two-Wok-Chon were he has fun with his only friend Jimmy Chonga. Then Gucci W. goes to church the next day before work again. These are the activity’s he has done in the past week when he got INFECTED.   
                Gucci W. realized he had avian influenza when there was a warning let out in his work about infected fried chicken disease, while he was having influenza like symptoms. He started feeling really weak and started acting cranky due to him having chronic head and stomach aces. By the time he realized he had high fevers and had trouble moving. It was like the energy was sucked out of him. These are when he decided to go to the hospital.
                When Gucci Wawa went to the hospital he was a shamed to hear there are no treatments or cures for this disease. All he knew was there was a fifty percent chance he could die and the only thing he can do is try and fight it off. So he went home in utter shame and stayed there until he got better or if he got worse.
                While he was at home his family kept a distance due to his disease so he did not have much support or anything that kept him striving for life. He did not beat avian influenza that day. He died in his room isolated and alone. Gucci Wawa was tracked and his disease did not spread other than for a few co-workers from the factory handling infected chicken. This is what happened to the index case of avian influenza.        

works cited

"Are the symptoms of bird flu different from ordinary flu symptoms?" Bird Flu [Harvard Special Health Report]. Harvard Health Publications Group, 2006. 10+. Gale Science In Context. Web. 3 Oct. 2011.http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=SCIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|A157173488&mode=view
"Avian Influenza." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Web. 11 Oct. 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_influenza
“Protecting Workers from Avian Influenza - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web. 11 Oct. 2011. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/4/10-1604_article.htm

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Most important facts.

  • comes from birds
  • 50% chance of death
  • no cures or treatments
  • hit china 2 times
  • found first in Italy
  • can be found around the world
  • can come from raw poultry
  • subtype of influenza 
  • doesn't affectchildren as much as adults
  • known as "bird flu" 
  • three types A, B, and C